Berkeley, MO 63134 is a small city located in the St. Louis area of Missouri. The politics of Berkeley are unique in that the city is run by a Mayor-Council form of government, with an appointed City Administrator overseeing the daily operations. The current mayor, who was elected in April 2021, is Eric Bunch. He has a background in public policy and community engagement and has been instrumental in creating a positive environment for local businesses and residents alike. There are two wards within the city limits, each represented by two council members who serve four-year terms. As of May 2021, Ward 1 Council Members are Poppy Williams and Ben Ellison while Ward 2 Representatives are Lisa Kienenberger and Derrick Taylor. Together these six individuals make up the governing body of Berkeley and set policies to ensure economic growth and development as well as social justice initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 63134 (Berkeley, MO) is moderately liberal.
St. Louis County, MO is moderately liberal. In St. Louis County, MO 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 37.2%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63134 (Berkeley, MO) is moderately liberal.
Berkeley, Missouri is moderately liberal.
St. Louis County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Missouri is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Berkeley, Missouri: d d D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 63134 (Berkeley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $2,549 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $3,781 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $540 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)